South Hebron Hills

Hebron and Southern Hebron Hills, Monday 28th August 06, AMObservers: Nurit S., Hagit B. (reporting)06:30 - 09:30All the barriers, the checkpoints, along the roads that we passed along the southern hills of Hebron were in place: Sansana, Samoa, Dahriyya, Kerame, Dir Raze, Dura el-Pawar, Benei-Baim, the Sheep junction, Shiuch-Hebron, the Humanitarian checkpoint, Halhul-Hebron bridge, Idna-Tarqumia, Zif junction, Beit Yatir CP as well as the city of Hebron .All the pillboxes were manned, and there was no traffic on the roads, no military vehicles, and no people.One hummer drove into Benei-Naim. Hebron - ghostlike and deserted with only a few passers-by ? evokes deep sadness. Soldiers from the Lavie brigade, looking exhausted - man the CPs.We arise some assumptions:Nurit, the optimist, assumes that we do not see people because the soldiers do not detain them; they cross quickly the CPs, and this is why we do not see the people.I' (our driver) thinks that people have no reason to go out, as there is no work and there is no purpose for going out. Things will change when schools open on September 1.I do not know. I just feel sad at this lifeless situation. The figs taste delicious on road 35.